Get the lastest midsize SUV and full-size SUV classes. Dodge’s hope is that the Durango will therefore be appealing to SUV customers who need more interior room and towing capability than a midsize SUV can typically provide, but have neither the garage space for a full-size sport-ute nor the desire to drive something so cumbersome on a day-to-day basis.

The past about Dogde Durango is launched in 1998, the first-generation Dodge Durango brought big-rig looks to a segment full of what essentially were tall station wagons. Then as now, the Durango was considered midsize, but looked and felt more like a shrunken full-size SUV. It was a sport-ute for the truck person: a vehicle that sat eight, but in pretty much every other way, was the antithesis of a minivan.

The best about Durango is the new 4.7L V-8 that’s rated at 303 horsepower, just 27 less than the 5.7L Hemi V-8, as the middle-range powerplant for 2008, but other changes include an update of audio equipment including Dodge’s MyGiG Multimedia Infotainment System and the availability of a backup camera.

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